Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

chôn chân

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Meaning · English

to stay in one place for a long time

Literally: bury feet

Examples

Cô ấy đã chôn chân ở thành phố đó hơn 10 năm.She has been staying in that city for over 10 years.

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “chôn chân” mean?

to stay in one place for a long time Literally: bury feet

Is “chôn chân” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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